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Environment Leaders to Meet in Kobe to Speed Post-Kyoto Treaty (Bloomberg.com)
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Environment ministers from the Group of Eight nations and nine other countries will meet in Japan this month to speed the crafting of a successor to the United Nations' climate treaty, which expires in 2012.


Baku 2016 To Hold Hearing On Sports And Environment (GamesBids.com)
The Baku 2016 Summer Olympic Games bid committee is holding a hearing on ?Sports and Environment in Azerbaijan: Ecological Issues in the Planning and Operation of Sports Venues?, in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.


Water-based Paints Lend a Helping Hand to the Environment (Centre Daily Times)
Fifty years ago, almost all paint contained high levels of organic solvents. You could easily tell by the strong odor when you opened the can and as you applied the paint. Fortunately since then, chemists have been inspired by nature and a greater appreciation for the environment to produce today's more environmentally advanced paint ingredients and far better paint products for all of us to use.


Schools switch off power in environment initiative (Times of Malta)
Fifty-two schools have today switched off their electricity and water supplies for an hour in an exercise intended to show how planned and thoughtful actions can make an impact on the state of the environment and quality of life.


Smith joins Environment Agency (BBC News)
Lord Smith, the former culture secretary, is taking over as the chairman of the Environment Agency.


Environment Ministry in 1.5 Year's Time (ERT.gr)
The establishment of a separate Environment Ministry will come into being in about one and a half year?s time, said Friday morning Public Works Minister Giorgos Souflias, while visiting metro extension works.


Chinese leader seeks Japanese help on environment (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday voiced hope that Japan would share environmental technology with his country as he toured a state-of-the-art recycling factory.


DHEC releases report on health of S.C.'s public and environment (The Times and Democrat)
COLUMBIA - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has released its annual report on the health of the public and the environment in South Carolina, the agency announced today.


Charting a path through a hostile environment in Europe (International Herald Tribune)
These are not ordinary times for European stocks - hammered by tight monetary policy on one side, which hurts profits, and an expensive home currency on another, which discourages investment.


Environment Court In Favour of Farmers (Scoop.co.nz)
The Environment Court has ruled in favour of farmers on the Banks Peninsula who have been fighting for the right to farm their land for over a decade.


 


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